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THE HONGKONG
FILMLAND NEWS
Comparison of British and
American Studios
WHERE U.S. SCORES
some
With 25 years' experience of pro- duction on both sides of the Atlas- tic. Wilfred Noy munken intersting compèrlaons between British and American studio con- ditions in an article in the Kin- matograph Weekly
My first glimpse of Hollywood in 1923, he Anys, demonstrated an- mistakenly how far the Americans were ahend.
With over 20,000 thentres in their own country, and unormour foreign markets, they had been able | to conceive the making of pictures upon vastly wider seals, and tol allow far greater expenditure on individual subjects. This fact had acted like a mugnet to draw every conceivable type of man, were he prospective writer, director, camer- technician, into the business and to grow up with it. America thus developed in army of experts in all departments, to draw upon as occasion required.
aman.
Dr
I do not suggest that mere ex- penditure was the secret of Amer ica's success. A quite modest flim na regarda settings und size of cant IN uften **bent seller." But where the money must be spent in in a first-class personnel, from the highest excentives down in the humblest assistant. "
even
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1934.
..WINTER COATS
High Necked Styles Now Popular
FLAT SAILOR HATS
"The High-necked Coats". "The high-neck seems to have caught on, and there are many smart little hate with brims." The flat sallar, which atṛll'han its devotees, is acen here, worn with a coat which boasts a scarf collar.
IF YOUR SKIN IS DRY
COLOUR FILM COMING
KORDA'S LATEST
ADVENTURE
The probability that Alm produc- tion in colour is very much more nominent than many people sup pose is borne out by the test news
rom Hollywood and Elstree,
In America. where the success of the short Technicolour picture, "La Cucarachu," nas' been one of the more notable events of the fall avason, the 1st of projected colour features has recently been strengths ened by the addition of Rao's Becky Sharp," with Miriam Hop- kins in the title role.
At home, British International Pictures plan to BBC colour "Hadto sequences in their film,
Farndo
of 1935," and Alexander Korda, the head of London Firms, announces that as soon as his new udios open in April he will start production on a full-length colour of pleture, probaby "Lawrence Arabia." it is quite on the cards that he will also use colour for his of the life projected Alum of Nijinsky-a subject which seems to be feally suited tho NUW medium.
to
PROCESS
The system adopted by London Film is a newly invented British process known as Hillman Colour- travure, produced by the Gerrard Industries, and Mr. Korda is so much impressed by its possibilities for commercial film-making on a large scale that he has himself Joined the Board of Directors. Hillman Colourgravure is, I under- stand, a three-colour process which la relatively cheap to use, and will cost the producer very little more than ordinary monochrome photo- graphy, The subject is shot on one strip of film, and depends for on the war of a small
BRITISH ADVANCE. When returned to England 1 found an even greater revolution had
taken place here.. i wne amazed at the advance of British pictures. What struck me more forcibly was that many Brit- ish studios were technically just S well equipped as those I had been working in on the other side.
But while there are plenty of fine A woman whose skin is abnor atudios to choose from in making mally dry needs our sympathy in its effect a picture the question of personnel cold weather. It is so difficult for gadget attached to the ordinary is a more difficult matter. There her to avoid a weather-beaten ap- cinema projector. This gadget may When the wind is in the be purchased outright by the ex- are first-rate men, of course, in all pearance. branches, but they are not so easy cast she looks pinched and cold and hibitor for something between five to lay one's hand on as in Holly- old. Wrinkles make their appene and ten pounds, or hired along with wood where tecanical experts are unce when she is quite young unless the dim.
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more or less centred in one locality she takes great precautions, and The greatest difference between and can be reached easily and the skin of her neck and hands spiedhy.
tends to become shrivelled. Some-Colourgravure and other colour Once assembled I found our times even her hair grows harsh and systems, so far as the studio is British Lechnicians a splendid work brittle too. The remedy is plenty concerned, is probably the fact that only a negligible in- ing team: America could teach of fat, taken internally and applied it require them nothing in keenness or en externally. She should eat a lot of crease over the amount of lighting used in ordinary black-and-white thusins 1.
I look to the day when butter and cream, if she can afford
Hitherto the actors we shall have sutticient men trained it. drink milk, ent eggs, and see that photography. to our own lghest standard to she has suet puddings and fat bacon in colour Alms have had to work. turn out an average of pictures and meat. A course of cod-liver all under conditions representing at every bit as well made as anything will do her a great deal of good too. least a 300 per cent, increase in produced elsewhere.
Then she must be very liberal with the normal studio lighting, with Surveying current British plc- cold cream. Not only must she the result that colour tones have over her face, faded, make-up has run, and the tures I am convinced that the great smear cold cream need of British studios is to add neck, hands and arms every night, overhends have assumed almost) to their Ane equipment and skilled but she should rub cold cream on fantastic proportions. technicians a body of writers and her hands in the daytime after they directora able to develop this won-have been in water, and use cold
that the two had married. derful medium in a fashion still cream instead of a vanishing cream 5 andreamed
on her face before she goes out. It Eventually-tho- charges...ingainat
Dowling were dismissed.
Bat we must assist and encourage new writers for the screen.
NEW GROUSE AGAINST CINEMAS
Cinemas have been blamed for
In stories, freshness of treatment an easy matter to wipe off the and originality of ideas I believe surplus with a soft tissue or old the British Empire is even now clean rag, and take away the shinl ahead of all others.
ness of the skin by dusting it well with powder. She should never Not venture out in cold weather without necessarily authors who have made this protection of cream and powder many things, but here is a new one.
is cream their names In other fields and are Sometimes possibly not adaptable to a new enough, and almond oil or olive oil
They are responsible or partly technique, but promising men who must be used to anoint the skin at responsible, at least-fer the fact have not yet had their chance.
night: Either of these oils when that the people of Great Britnin
cold
not
I should like see also a little warmed is most valuable for max-are eating fewer herring, kippers. mere vision in the choice of direc-aging into the scalp with the tips and bloaters! tors. Here I know there is the fingers. It feeds the roots greater element of risk in employ of the hair and takes away exces-
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6 Curinus that a horse can run
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10 American President. 12 Swing round.
14 He does instead.
17 Not all the earth.
18 A certain lady in her declining
years is just ordinary,
20 Decree.
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ing fresh blood; but this in greatly sive dryness. Hard water is con-gers, who blame the cinema, palale reduced if an experienced associate ducive to dryness of the skin, so if de danse, modern flats and tinned producer is there, standing by to you want to keep your skin soft and foods. In others words, they say control and advise during the initial unlined, and the water in your dis- the bloater or kipper for tea has effort. Young enthusiasm united friet is hard, you must soften it. gone out of fashion because the to solid experience is not a bad se brun when washing clothes or modern housewife has not the combination for successful pri dishes, and let little bags of oatment patience to cook when she and her or bran soften your bath water, family want to rush off to the Use rain water when you can.
einema. It is easier to open a tin.
HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE
She said he had forcibly abducted
PLAY
Clemence Dane,
the
British
novelist, has arrived in Hollywood.
21 Upright, with a Mediterranean
isle in sight.
2
The sort of cap you can wear
an
indoors without impoliteness” Is made by
Irishman And possibly his girl.
25 During the Inte dry season. I have seen a man pouring it inta a well.
20 This pillar is a pest.
27 Darwin's evolution.
2 Testing agent.
33 Applies to a loud-speaker. 34 Akes and ages.
Down
1 The "Bard of. Twickenham." 2 One quadruped has swallowed a futter and become another: tho last part shows you how.
ENDS
dancing partner of Joan Crawford, CLEMENCE DANE TO WRITE 3-asten suit. (Anagram.). Marjorie Crawford, film actress was charged with kidnapping Mar- (no relation to Joan Crawford), Jorie Crawford. has been granted a divorce at Los Angeles from her husband, "Danny" her under threat of death, and she Dowling, the dancer.
had cacapen marrying him only by The marriage of the couple four feigning illness. months ago was one of the taost! He said he had motored to unexpected even in Hollywood, Arizona with Marjorie Crawford to where unexpected things are a daily', get married at her request. occurrence Esays Reuter.)
Then, in the middle of the pro- Originally Dowling, who, was iccedings, it was announced on May ducer, and Greta Garbo the star.
SALESMAN SAM
She is under contract to write screen play frays Router), and she expects it will be a screen version of Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina.“
David Selznick will be the pro-
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How Arundel has changed!
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15 Cheap pears are obtainable here.
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2 Gambol with over two thousand
pounds in a Yorkshire town.
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four directions.
30 Ta.c.
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Jumper-maker.
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